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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

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  1. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Probably a wild guess but black and white televisions.
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    No - although there was a very loose connection.

    I remember one of these in Watford in the early 1980s - never saw one after that. The last one in the UK was used in Reading.
     
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  3. yorkshirehornet

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    Some sort of vehicle?
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    No - an indoor thing. The one I saw in Watford was in Clements, but there may have been others.
     
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    Hornet-Fez Well-Known Member

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    Was a regular in Clements with my Mum... curiosity aroused here! Racking my brain!
     
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    Is it red phone boxes?
     
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  7. andytoprankin

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    Maybe police boxes?
     
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  8. Bolton's Boots

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    Not any sort of box
     
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    Is it a payphone?
     
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  10. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    No - but it does has something to do with "pay"
     
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  11. yorkshirehornet

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    Is it some sort of machine??
     
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  12. Bolton's Boots

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    Yes
     
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    A mechanised rocking horse for children? Trying to remember what was at Clements in early 70's. Got my school uniforms from there.
     
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  14. Bolton's Boots

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    No

    What happened when your mum paid for them?
     
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  15. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Was it a manual cash register.
     
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  16. Bolton's Boots

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    No
     
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  17. yorkshirehornet

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    wasn t that machine that moved money round the shop in tubes?
     
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  18. Bolton's Boots

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    It is - but what was it called?
     
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    Air tube or pneumatic cash tube system?
     
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